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It has long been known that any cell phone conversation containing key words like "bomb" or "airplane" triggered NSA surveillance programs.
It has long been known that any cell phone conversation containing key words like "bomb" or "airplane" triggered NSA surveillance programs.
==Leak==
The documents detailing this leak were released by [[Edward J. Snowden]], a former defense contractor, and IT specialist on June 6th, 2013, after the whistle blower informed [[The Guardian]] newspaper of the UK. The documents leaked included a 41 slide PowerPoint presentation on the mechanisms and morally questionable motives of PRISM. The documents also revealed the identities of the various companies actively releasing user information to the United States government.
==International Response==
The leak of PRISM resulted almost immediately in outrage from various countries. From the Netherlands, Sophie in 't Veld, MeP, called it a violation of International Law. Sharp criticisms of hypocrisy came from the People's Republic of China, claiming that while the United States accused China of espionage, the United States was conducting global espionage on a massive scale. The German Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information has decried the program as "monstrous", and even the United Kingdom has stated it has concerns about the legality, and scope of Prism.
==See Also==
*[[Wikileaks]]
*[[Bradley Manning]]
==Notes==
==Notes==
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